A Podcast for Creative People
130 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -A Podcast for Creative People, hosted by writer Christopher Tallon, is exactly what it sounds like — a podcast for creative people. Whether you ’re a painter, writer, comedian, musician, business owner, or some other genre of creative, you can count on A Podcast for Creative People to bring you inspiration and information from creatives of all types to use on your creative journey.
Go forth and be creative!
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Creative Ops | Ep.29 | Chanel Ali - Comedian with the Best Comedy Album of 2020 (NPR)
June 28, 2021 17:20 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBChanel Ali is a standup comedian, writer, and actress living in NY. Chanel was honored as a “New Face” at the 2019 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and she can be seen on the Starz series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks on TruTV. In 2020, Chanel appeared on the CC Stand-Up/Refinery 29 series Taking the Stage and Speak Up. Chanel was also featured on the dais of the Friar’s Club’s Roast of Gloria Allred, where she is also a member, and she recently wrote for the ...
Creative Ops | Ep.28 | Origins of our Theme Song & Show Updates
June 23, 2021 20:51 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this solo episode, I: tell tease next week's interview with the one, the only, the fantastic...Chanel Ali, the comedian with the "best comedy album of 2020" according to NPR (2:08) tell you why comedy is important to me (3:37) updates on my as-yet-unpublished novel (6:15) more upcoming guests (7:30) promote my blog about how the Pistons invented the blueprint for free agency in the NBA (8:47) play a song I wrote a few years back called Come Under (an instrumental version (with a gui...
Creative Ops | Ep.27 | Pedro "The Roadie" Rodriguez - Roadie Life, Art, Music, & Collaboration
June 14, 2021 16:16 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBFRIENDS OF THE SHOW River Town Adventures: Instagram | Facebook | Website Hey Guys Media Group: Twitter | Facebook | Website Baby Farm Soaps: Facebook Fresh Coast Seed Co: Instagram TODAY'S GUEST: Pedro "The Roadie" Rodriguez Pedro has been a roadie for over 20 years, spending a good deal of that time as the tour manager for the band KMFDM. He talks about his various roadie gigs, landing a dream job with KMFDM, starting the Karuna Art Collective in Philadelphia, making music and art, c...
Creative Ops | Ep.26 | Christopher Tallon - Excuses, Apologies, Updates, and a Live Performance
June 02, 2021 18:10 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBSh*t happens. I missed my deadline. I'll tell you all about it, give you updates on me and the show, and--because I love ya--I pick up my guitar around the 9 minute mark and sing you an original song and a cover. The original song is actually the intro song for the show. The cover is an obscure one by a fella from Texas named John Hatch, who unfortunately passed away before I ever heard his music. Head over to www.christophertallon.com to see what's going on. Hit me up on Instagram and let...
Creative Ops | Ep.25 | Jonathan Wayne Freeman - Professionally Silly on Instagram
May 17, 2021 14:43 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBJonathan Wayne Freeman is a funny funny man. He didn't find his niche until he was in his late 30s, but now he's posting funny stuff on IG daily, and getting paid to endorse cool stuff. He's an inspiration and always good for a giggle. Go check out @jonathanwaynefreeman on Instagram and peruse the JWF online shop. -------------------------------------------------------- Go to www.christophertallon.com if you don't have anything better to do right now. ------------------------------------...
Creative Ops | Ep.24 | Kyd Kane, Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, MI
May 03, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBKyd Kane is a poet, artist, and educator. She was the first spoken word artist to make the finals in ArtPrize. Recently she became Grand Rapids' first black, queer, female poet laureate. Since then she's made her it mission to elevate poetry (and poets) in the city, do something different with (for) the laureateship, and challenge privilege. Check out Kyd Kane at www.kydsaidit.com Check out the show at www.christophertallon.com Buy the host a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/creativeops ...
Creative Ops | Ep.23 | Vincent Mcintosh, owner of IRIE Kitchen, talks cooking, education, business, being first-generation, and more!
April 19, 2021 16:35 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBAs a young child of Jamaican immigrant parents, Vincent Mcintosh dreamed of being a businessman, owning 250 restaurants, and living life on his terms. Now in his mid-20s, he joined Creative Ops--online from the restaurant--to talk about his path on that journey. At 17 he dropped out college to pursue entrepreneurship full time. At 19 he founded IRIE Kitchen (organic, Caribbean street food) restaurant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Not only is it the first fully-organic restaurant in the area, ...
Creative Ops | Ep. 22 | Jennifer Soucy (Again!) - Horror, Books & Movies, Writing & Publishing, and Friend Talk
April 05, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 93 MBJennifer Soucy is an excruciatingly talented woman. In her novels, she has a darkly poetic style that delivers intense emotion while, at the same time, keeps an expert eye on the pace and flow of the action. She writes strong and complex female leads that guys and girls alike love to follow on their dark adventures. Jen highlights the best and worst of humanity in a way you can't help but pay attention and keep flipping pages. She's truly a writers' writer. Hear her thoughts on horror, boo...
Creative Ops | Ep.21 | Randi Ford - Art, Entrepreneurship, & Flow
March 22, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBRandi Ford is a phenomenal talent in the world of painting. Her nature landscapes are beautiful and have a sense of depth and movement unlike anything else I've seen. We talk about her style, influences, creative process, business, hiking, camping, life, and all kinds of fun stuff. . . . Randi Ford: website: www.randifordart.com IG: @randi_ford_flow_paintings FB: @RandiFordFlowPaintings YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/RandiLynnFord Creative Ops: Show: www.creativeops.podbean.com Host: ...
Creative Ops | Ep.20 | Jake Bryan - HEARTSICK Drummer & Music Lover
March 15, 2021 16:15 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBAs a drummer, I was excited to nerd out with my new buddy, Jake Bryan. Jake is the drummer for HEARTSICK, the Lansing-based band that's been playing loud music for 20 years. I started following this band even before Jake joined. As you'll find out, he joined the band around the same time I left the Lansing area for good. Jake came from a musical family, where his passion for drumming was highly encouraged from a young age. In his teens, he found his passion as a traveling performer with the...
Creative Ops | Ep.19 | Peter Taras - Surf Photographer, Storyteller, Wine Reviewer, & Fun Dude
March 09, 2021 00:49 - 2 hours - 147 MBPeter Taras is an icon in the world of surf photography, starting in the profession at a young age. With his magazine days behind him, Peter continues to tell stories with his amazing pictures on Stellar Storytellers, and has fun with his wine reviews on his Instagram. He has collaborated with Jonathan Freeman on the Ultra Core Surf Hour. Hilarious. He's also part of the Kook of the Day series. Also hilarious. Go check him out! Thanks everyone! www.steller.co/petertaras www.instagram.com/...
Creative Ops | Ep.18 | Mike "Auggie" Augustine - Escape Rooms, Games, & Experiential Design
March 01, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBAuggie is a brilliant mind and great guy. In 2016, Auggie placed 5th world-wide in the Dyson Rethinkers Challenge. Then in 2018, Auggie won the Red Bull Mind Gamers Quantum Challenge. In 2019, his team placed 10th in the Red Bull Mind Gamers Escape Room World Championship. He's designed multiple rooms, including one in a hotel at the world championship for the competitors to play, that the hotel didn't even know about, haha! He also had a hand in the SYGNYL podcast that I talked about on Ep....
Creative Ops | Ep.17 | Jeff Hull of Nonchalance - Participatory Arts & Situational Design
February 15, 2021 14:31 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBJeff Hull joined me, via the magic of the internet, to discuss literature, culture, Nonchalance, and his latest project--a revolutionary podcast--SYGNYL. Listen as we discuss past and present projects, how how created and implemented them, and how the lines between art and reality can blur to create something unintended, both in our art and, as we've seen recently, in our culture. That blurring, as Jeff puts it, "can lead us to chaos or meaning." Join us and try to find the meaning in the ...
Creative Ops | Ep.16 | Nate Williams - Entrepreneur, Kayak Guide, Travel Gigger, and CaRV (car-VEE) Enthusiast
February 02, 2021 23:57 - 2 hours - 111 MBNate Williams is the co-founder of River Town Adventures, a proud sponsor of the show. After leaving RTA, he found a travel gig in Seward, Alaska, where he was a professional kayak guide, showing tourists glaciers, bears, and whales via kayak. Then he went to Europe on a work/stay program and explored a few countries for next to nothing! While he waits for tourism to return, he spoke with us from his home in Lansing, MI, about what he's done, where he's been, and (hopefully) where he's goi...
Creative Ops | Ep.15 | Drunken Podcasting w/ Justin D'Autremont - Host of Drunk Conspiracies Podcast
January 18, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBCreative People! Justin D'Autremont (host of Drunk Conspiracies Podcast) joined me from across the great state of Michigan after I recently did an episode of his show. We talk about all things podcasting, what got him into it, how he does it, and what his plans are moving forward. We also talk about the pros/cons of life in the north vs life in the south, and other random stuff. (Alcohol may or may not have been in play on this episode...) Justin's a talented young man (I can say that, he'...
Creative Ops | Ep.14 | 2020 Performance Review: Year One Reflections w/ Jason Tieri
January 04, 2021 16:18 - 1 hour - 122 MBHey Folks! Were you looking for this on Friday? Well, #CreativeOpsFriday has given way for #CreativeOpsMonday. Look for episodes to drop every other Monday until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience. I promise to let you know ahead of time next time. Maybe. No guarantees. But I will. I promise. Ya know...most likely. . . . IN THIS EPISODE... My in-studio producer/friend/technical overlord (Jason Tieri, Threads Podcast:Life Unfiltered; The Gig Economy Podcast; Hey Guys Media Group...
Creative Ops | Ep.13 | Dajon, a badass, Sacramento-based hip-hop artist
December 18, 2020 17:53 - 1 hour - 96 MBHey folks! Dajon joined me on Zoom from CA to talk about his new EP "Love, Dajon" and all the things that went into making it. We went back to early musical influences at age 6, to how he's rockin now, in his mid-twenties. Energetic, awesome music. I. Can't. Stop. Listening. Check out Dajon on IG, FB, and Twitter And check out his producer's band Oh! The Horror ... Thanks to the supporters of this show Hey Guys Media Group, Baby Farm Soaps, & River Town Adventures. You're dear to me as...
Creative Ops | Ep.12 | Clay McAndrews, Founder & Co-Director of the Bright Walls Mural Festival
December 04, 2020 15:28 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWoo! I loved this episode. I sat down with Clay McAndrews to talk about the Bright Walls Mural Festival, which he founded and co-directs in his hometown of Jackson, Michigan. So far, Bright Walls has brought artists from all over the world to Jackson, where they've created 36 absolutely amazing murals, transforming the city. Clay, an artist and all-around creative type, has a background in graphic design, advertising, photography, and events. Clay graduated from Central Michigan University...
Creative Ops | Ep.11 | Mike Breymann - Visual Effects Artist, Software Developer, Freelancer
November 20, 2020 15:30 - 1 hour - 113 MBHey Folks! I talked to renowned visual effects artist Mike Breymann, who has worked with influential artists and filmmakers all over the world. To name just a few projects: Mike made the island and background shots for Jurassic World, recreated Paris for Benjamin Button (which won an Academy Award for visual effects), developed worlds (real and fictional) in virtual reality, and creates software that more easily allows himself (and others) to do what he does. A fun and fascinating guy. If ...
Creative Ops | Ep.10 | RN Double Feature, with nurses Meaghan and Rachel
November 07, 2020 11:20 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBFor this episode, we sat down in-studio with 2 local nurses from different hospitals in the Grand Rapids (MI) area. Meaghan has floor and management experience, and works in pediatrics. Rachel has worked in Intensive Care and Post-Op in Michigan and Florida. They sat down with me and Jason to talk about nurse-life, nursing in COVID times, and their experiences working in health care. If you're looking for an awesome career, check out nursing. Good pay, you can work full time as little as 3 d...
Creative Ops | Ep.9 | Zach Snyder - Artist, Entrepreneur, Educator
October 23, 2020 22:42 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBZach Snyder is an artist. It his passion, freelance profession, and now, his job as a college professor. How does a 24 year old get a job as a college prof? LOTS of talent, for starters. Listen to find out more. Check Zach out on IG @sneedart Get more info at www.sneedartdesigns.com . . . Check out the folks who make this show possible: River Town Adventures; Baby Farm Soaps; Hey Guys Media Group . . . Please connect with the show on social media: Facebook: @TallonWrites Twitter: @Ta...
Creative Ops | Ep.8 | Brandon Scott, Author of "Vodou" and "Sleight"
September 27, 2020 19:17 - 1 hour - 104 MBBrandon Scott is an amazingly talented (and very nice) guy. He joined me from North Carolina to talk about his books, style, influences, publishing projects, and writing process. His book Vodou was #1 on the Amazon charts at the time of the interview, and his sequel Sleight just arrived in my mailbox yesterday. I started it, it's AMAZING, can't wait to finish it. Check this guy out--he's the real deal, people! You Can Order Brandon's Books on Amazon, then follow him on Twitter, Instagram, a...
Creative Ops | Ep.7 | Aaron Daane, Coach & Former Youth Soccer Club Owner
September 21, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBFor almost a decade, Aaron Daane ran a youth soccer club in west Michigan. He recently sold his club and now works as a coach and coach educator. We talked about what creativity means in the context of soccer and player development, as well as the challenges in youth soccer in terms of coaching, player development, and refereeing. Anyone who plays, has played, or has kids who play will want to listen to this. We discuss tactics, our favorite clubs and players, and where American soccer--at t...
Creative Ops | Ep.6 | Parenting & Hobby Farming w/ Andrea Draft
July 28, 2020 22:35 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBMy friend Andrea Draft joined us in-studio to talk about stay-at-home parenting during the pandemic, and how important it is to keep your sanity by finding something that brings you joy. In her case, it's chickens and a plentiful veggie garden. Listen for parenting tips, chicken knowledge, and gardening wisdom! - - - - - - - - - - Duuuude... We got sponsors, y'all! Not just any sponsors, either. Check these guys out: River Town Adventures in Lansing, Michigan, has canoes,...
Creative Ops | Ep.5 | Fresh Coast Seed Co.
May 31, 2020 02:59 - 54 minutes - 82.1 MBWanna know what goes into making award-winning cannabis? Oh good, because I packed up my podcast gear and drove into the wilderness of northern Michigan to record--on location at their grow facility--with Ross from Fresh Coast Seed Co., a medical marijuana and seed company. He has an interesting backstory--including time on an Alaskan fishing boat--and got into the cannabis industry first and foremost to help people. Fresh Coast is well known in the marijuana community, especially after taki...
Creative Ops | Ep.3 | Ben Kraker and Jason Tieri Teach Me How to Make a Podcast
May 24, 2020 19:35 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBIf you've ever thought, I should start a podcast, then listen to this show! (Or, if you just like podcasts and wanna see how one gets made, check it out.) Ben Kraker and Jason Tieri were my guests, and they are in the podcast game. Together they host a really cool show, Threads Podcast: Life Unfiltered. Separately, Ben has his own show, The Root of All Ben, and Jason co-hosts GR Rideshare Adventures, and produces two podcasts - including this one! It was a lot of fun hanging out with these...
Creative Ops | Ep.4 | Heartsick vocalist Alfonso Civile rocks my podcast!
May 13, 2020 13:05 - 51 minutes - 48.6 MBAlfonso Civile of the Lansing-based metal band Heartsick joined me for a discussion via the magic of the internet. A few of the things we talked about: the 20 year history of the band (formerly Know Lyfe), how they're adapting during the stay-at-home order, what they have planned for the future, the band's creative process, and more! Alfonso is super creative, and just a really nice guy. I hope to have him back sometime; I could've talked to him way longer. Hope you enjoy our chat as much ...
Creative Ops | Ep.2 | Jennifer Soucy, author of "Demon in Me"
March 24, 2020 17:40 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBHey folks, I totally nerded out while talking to fellow writer Jennifer Soucy. She's an amazing talent and a very nice person. She's got an interesting story, and a lot to say about writing. Her horror debut is titled Demon in Me, and it's amazing! She's the real deal. Check her out at www.jenniferlsoucy.com to learn more. Want to connect with her via social media? Find her on Instagram @therealjenwah, FaceBook @bansheetales, and Twitter @bansheetales. Then go order her book on Amazon...NOW...
Creative Ops | Ep.1 | Paul Brogan of River Town Adventures talks small business & conservation
March 15, 2020 16:45 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBI sat down with my good friend Paul Brogan, co-founder and owner of the award-winning small business, River Town Adventures, a staple of the outdoor recreation scene in Michigan's capital city. Paul is also the driving force behind the Lansing Earth Project, which organizes volunteers to clean the local waterways. We talked about starting and growing a business, getting active about conservation, and more. Check out www.rivertownadventures.com for more info about Paul, River Town Adventures,...
Creative Ops Trailer
February 01, 2020 23:47 - 36 seconds - 502 KBCreative Ops is a podcast for people seeking a little more creativity in their lives. Check back for new episodes!